I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe..

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it..

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations..

I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this..

I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills..

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world..

I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back..

We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich..

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict..

In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable….

The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world..

Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces Franc….

If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in t….

I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation..

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe..

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the wor….

There is no high-carbon future.

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty..

We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globa….

I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one..

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of inte….